- a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- a person sent out to obtain information.
- Sports.
- a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.
- a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.
- a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.
- an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.
- a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.
- a person: He's a good scout.
- a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.
- to act as a scout; reconnoiter.
- to make a search; hunt.
- to work as a talent scout.
- to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter: to scout the enemy's defenses.
- to seek; search for (usually followed by out or up): to scout up a date for Friday night.
- to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually followed by out or up): Scout out a good book for me to read.
- a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information
- a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy
- a person employed by a club to seek new players
- the act or an instance of scouting
- (esp at Oxford University) a college servant
- (in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization
- a fellow or companion
- to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information
- to seek
- to act as a scout for a sports club
- to go in search (for)
- to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
- a boy or (in some countries) a girl who is a member of a worldwide movement (the Scout Association) founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility
